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player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Ossie Alvarez	1933-10-19	2008-03-08	74.141	SS-2B	5-10	165	R	R	1933-10-19	Bolondron,CU	MLB	1958-1959	1958-1959
Ernie Andres	1918-01-11	2008-09-19	90.252	3B	6-1	200	R	R	1918-01-11	Jeffersonville,IN	MLB	1946-1946	1946-1946
Rafael Batista	1945-11-12	2008-10-25	62.348	1B	6-1	195	L	L	1945-11-12	San Pedro de Macoris,DR	MLB	1973-1975	1973-1975	1965- UDFA -MLN
Ed Brinkman	1941-12-08	2008-09-30	66.297	SS	6-0	170	R	R	1941-12-08	Cincinnati,OH	MLB	1961-1975	1961-1975	1961- UDFA -WS2
Tom Burgess	1927-09-01	2008-11-24	81.084	1B	6-0	180	L	L	1927-09-01	London,ON	MLB	1954-1962	1954-1962
John Buzhardt	1936-08-17	2008-06-15	71.303	P	6-2	195	R	R	1936-08-17	Prosperity,SC	MLB	1958-1968	1958-1968	1954- UDFA -CHN
Don Cardwell	1935-12-07	2008-01-14	72.038	P	6-4	210	R	R	1935-12-07	Winston-Salem,NC	MLB	1957-1970	1957-1970
Lance Clemons	1947-07-06	2008-01-22	60.200	P	6-2	205	L	L	1947-07-06	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1971-1974	1971-1974	1968- 7- 156-KCA
Billy Consolo	1934-08-18	2008-03-27	73.222	SS-2B	5-11	180	R	R	1934-08-18	Cleveland,OH	MLB	1953-1962	1953-1962
Jake Crawford	1928-03-20	2008-10-21	80.215	OF	6-2	185	R	R	1928-03-20	Campbell,MO	MLB	1952-1952	1952-1952
Jerry Crider	1941-09-02	2008-04-04	66.215	P	6-2	200	R	R	1941-09-02	Sioux Falls,SD	MLB	1969-1970	1969-1970	1962- UDFA -MIN
Todd Cruz	1955-11-23	2008-09-02	52.284	SS-3B	6-0	175	R	R	1955-11-23	Highland Park,MI	MLB	1978-1984	1977-1991	1973- 2- 26-PHI
Bruce Dal Canton	1941-06-15	2008-10-07	67.114	P	6-2	205	R	R	1941-06-15	California,PA	MLB	1967-1977	1967-1978	1966- UDFA -PIT
Chuck Daniel	1933-09-17	2008-01-01	74.106	P	6-2	195	R	R	1933-09-17	Bluffton,AR	MLB	1957-1957	1957-1957
Deacon Donahue	1920-06-23	2008-03-06	87.257	P	6-0	180	R	R	1920-06-23	Chicago,IL	MLB	1943-1944	1943-1944
Don Eaddy	1934-02-16	2008-07-09	74.144	3B	5-11	165	R	R	1934-02-16	Grand Rapids,MI	MLB	1959-1959	1959-1959	1955- UDFA -CHN
Dock Ellis	1945-03-11	2008-12-19	63.283	P	6-3	210	B	R	1945-03-11	Los Angeles,CA	MLB	1968-1979	1968-1979	1964- UDFA -PIT
Hal Erickson	1919-07-17	2008-02-14	88.212	P	6-5	230	R	R	1919-07-17	Portland,OR	MLB	1953-1953	1953-1953
Bob Ferguson	1919-04-18	2008-05-23	89.035	P	6-2	180	R	R	1919-04-18	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Sam File	1922-05-18	2008-09-25	86.130	SS	5-11	160	R	R	1922-05-18	Chester,PA	MLB	1940-1940	1940-1940
Kevin Foster	1969-01-13	2008-10-11	39.272	P	6-1	170	R	R	1969-01-13	Evanston,IL	MLB	1993-2001	1988-2004	1987- 29- 746-MON
Roy Foster	1945-07-29	2008-03-21	62.236	OF	6-0	185	R	R	1945-07-29	Bixby,OK	MLB	1970-1972	1970-1972	1963- UDFA -PIT
Russ Gibson	1939-05-06	2008-07-27	69.082	C	6-1	195	R	R	1939-05-06	Fall River,MA	MLB	1967-1972	1967-1972	1957- UDFA -BOS
George Gick	1915-10-18	2008-08-12	92.299	P	6-0	190	B	R	1915-10-18	Dunnington,IN	MLB	1937-1938	1937-1938
John Goetz	1937-10-24	2008-10-27	71.003	P	6-0	185	R	R	1937-10-24	Goetzville,MI	MLB	1960-1960	1960-1960	1955- UDFA -CHN
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Geremi Gonzalez	1975-01-08	2008-05-25	33.138	P	6-0	220	R	R	1975-01-08	Maracaibo,VZ	MLB	1997-2006	1992-2007	1991- UDFA -CHN
Jim Goodwin	1926-08-15	2008-04-12	81.241	P	6-1	170	L	L	1926-08-15	St. Louis,MO	MLB	1948-1948	1948-1948
Julio Gotay	1939-06-09	2008-07-04	69.025	2B	6-0	180	R	R	1939-06-09	Fajardo,PR	MLB	1960-1969	1960-1969	1957- UDFA -SLN
Randy Gumpert	1918-01-23	2008-11-25	90.307	P	6-3	205	R	R	1918-01-23	Monocacy,PA	MLB	1936-1952	1936-1952
Don Gutteridge	1912-06-19	2008-09-07	96.080	2B	5-11	165	R	R	1912-06-19	Pittsburg,KS	MLB	1936-1948	1936-1948
Herb Hash	1911-02-13	2008-05-20	97.097	P	6-1	180	R	R	1911-02-13	Woolwine,VA	MLB	1940-1941	1940-1941
Ray Hoffman	1917-06-14	2008-05-30	90.351	3B	6-0	175	L	R	1917-06-14	Detroit,MI	MLB	1942-1942	1942-1942
Tommy Holmes	1917-03-29	2008-04-14	91.016	OF	5-10	180	L	L	1917-03-29	Brooklyn,NY	MLB	1942-1952	1942-1952
Cal Howe	1924-11-27	2008-05-05	83.160	P	6-3	210	L	L	1924-11-27	Rock Falls,IL	MLB	1952-1952	1952-1952	1942- UDFA -SLN
Sid Hudson	1915-01-03	2008-10-10	93.281	P	6-4	180	R	R	1915-01-03	Coalfield,TN	MLB	1940-1954	1940-1954
Ken Hunt	1938-12-14	2008-01-27	69.044	P	6-4	200	R	R	1938-12-14	Ogden,UT	MLB	1961-1961	1961-1961	1958- UDFA -CIN
Ron Jackson	1933-10-22	2008-07-06	74.258	1B	6-7	225	R	R	1933-10-22	Kalamazoo,MI	MLB	1954-1960	1954-1960
Juan Jimenez	1949-03-08	2008-10-12	59.218	P	6-1	165	R	R	1949-03-08	La Torre,DR	MLB	1974-1974	1974-1974	1969- UDFA -HOU
Art Johnson	1919-07-16	2008-04-27	88.286	P	6-2	185	L	L	1919-07-16	Winchester,MA	MLB	1940-1942	1940-1942
Niles Jordan	1925-12-01	2008-03-15	82.105	P	5-11	180	L	L	1925-12-01	Lyman,WA	MLB	1951-1952	1951-1952
Ed Levy	1916-10-28	2008-10-27	91.365	OF-1B	6-6	190	R	R	1916-10-28	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1940-1944	1940-1944
Em Lindbeck	1934-08-27	2008-08-27	74.000	H	6-0	185	L	R	1934-08-27	Kewanee,IL	MLB	1960-1960	1960-1960	1956- UDFA -MLN
Dario Lodigiani	1916-06-06	2008-02-10	91.249	3B-2B	5-8	150	R	R	1916-06-06	San Francisco,CA	MLB	1938-1946	1938-1946
Joe Lutz	1925-02-18	2008-10-20	83.245	1B	6-0	195	L	L	1925-02-18	Keokuk,IA	MLB	1951-1951	1951-1951
Hersh Lyons	1915-07-23	2008-04-08	92.260	P	5-11	195	R	R	1915-07-23	Fresno,CA	MLB	1941-1941	1941-1941
John Marzano	1963-02-14	2008-04-19	45.065	C	5-11	195	R	R	1963-02-14	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1987-1998	1985-1999	1984- 1- 14-BOS
Walt Masterson	1920-06-22	2008-04-05	87.288	P	6-2	189	R	R	1920-06-22	Philadelphia,PA	MLB	1939-1956	1939-1956
Les McCrabb	1914-11-04	2008-10-08	93.339	P	5-11	175	R	R	1914-11-04	Wakefield,PA	MLB	1939-1950	1939-1950
John McHale	1921-09-21	2008-01-17	86.118	1B	6-0	200	L	R	1921-09-21	Detroit,MI	MLB	1943-1948	1943-1948
Dave Melton	1928-10-03	2008-10-23	80.020	OF	6-0	185	R	R	1928-10-03	Pampa,TX	MLB	1956-1958	1956-1958
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Steve Mingori	1944-02-29	2008-07-10	64.132	P	5-10	170	L	L	1944-02-29	Kansas City,MO	MLB	1970-1979	1970-1979	1965- UDFA -CIN
Al Montreuil	1943-08-23	2008-01-18	64.148	2B	5-5	158	R	R	1943-08-23	New Orleans,LA	MLB	1972-1972	1972-1972	1963- UDFA -BOS
Billy Muffett	1930-09-21	2008-06-15	77.268	P	6-1	198	R	R	1930-09-21	Hammond,IN	MLB	1957-1962	1957-1962
Bobby Murcer	1946-05-20	2008-07-12	62.053	OF	5-11	180	L	R	1946-05-20	Oklahoma City,OK	MLB	1965-1983	1965-1985	1964- UDFA -NYA
Red Murff	1921-04-01	2008-11-28	87.241	P	6-3	195	R	R	1921-04-01	Burlington,TX	MLB	1956-1957	1956-1957
Johnny Podres	1932-09-30	2008-01-13	75.105	P	5-11	190	L	L	1932-09-30	Witherbee,NY	MLB	1953-1969	1953-1969
Bob Purkey	1929-07-14	2008-03-16	78.246	P	6-2	195	R	R	1929-07-14	Pittsburgh,PA	MLB	1954-1966	1954-1966
Bill Ramsey	1920-02-20	2008-01-04	87.318	OF	6-0	175	R	R	1920-02-20	Osceola,AR	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
Dave Ricketts	1935-07-12	2008-07-13	73.001	C	6-1	195	B	R	1935-07-12	Pottstown,PA	MLB	1963-1970	1963-1970	1957- UDFA -SLN
Steve Ridzik	1929-04-29	2008-01-08	78.254	P	5-11	170	R	R	1929-04-29	Yonkers,NY	MLB	1950-1966	1950-1966
Preacher Roe	1916-02-26	2008-11-09	92.257	P	6-2	170	R	L	1916-02-26	Ash Flat,AR	MLB	1938-1954	1938-1954
Harry Schaeffer	1924-06-23	2008-07-12	84.019	P	6-3	175	L	L	1924-06-23	Reading,PA	MLB	1952-1952	1952-1952
Herb Score	1933-06-07	2008-11-11	75.157	P	6-2	185	L	L	1933-06-07	Rosedale,NY	MLB	1955-1962	1955-1962
Bert Shepard	1920-06-28	2008-06-16	87.354	P	5-11	185	L	L	1920-06-28	Dana,IN	MLB	1945-1945	1945-1945
John Simmons	1924-07-07	2008-08-01	84.025	OF	6-2	192	R	R	1924-07-07	Birmingham,AL	MLB	1949-1949	1949-1949
Dave Smith	1955-01-21	2008-12-17	53.331	P	6-1	195	R	R	1955-01-21	Richmond,CA	MLB	1980-1992	1977-1992	1976- 8- 169-HOU
Bill Sorrell	1940-10-14	2008-07-22	67.282	3B-OF	6-0	190	L	R	1940-10-14	Morehead,KY	MLB	1965-1970	1965-1970	1959- UDFA -PHI
Gerry Staley	1920-08-21	2008-01-02	87.134	P	6-0	195	R	R	1920-08-21	Brush Prairie,WA	MLB	1947-1961	1947-1961
Chuck Stobbs	1929-07-02	2008-07-11	79.009	P	6-1	185	L	L	1929-07-02	Wheeling,WV	MLB	1947-1961	1947-1961
Lou Stringer	1917-05-13	2008-10-19	91.159	2B	5-11	173	R	R	1917-05-13	Grand Rapids,MI	MLB	1941-1950	1941-1950
Andy Tomasic	1919-12-10	2008-11-27	88.353	P	6-0	175	R	R	1919-12-10	Hokendauqua,PA	MLB	1949-1949	1949-1949
Tom Tresh	1938-09-20	2008-10-15	70.025	OF-SS	6-0	191	B	R	1938-09-20	Detroit,MI	MLB	1961-1969	1961-1969	1958- UDFA -NYA
Tom Upton	1926-12-29	2008-03-24	81.086	SS	6-0	160	R	R	1926-12-29	Esther,MO	MLB	1950-1952	1950-1952
Rene Valdez	1929-06-02	2008-03-15	78.287	P	6-3	175	R	R	1929-06-02	Guanabacoa,CU	MLB	1957-1957	1957-1957
Porter Vaughan	1919-05-11	2008-07-30	89.080	P	6-1	178	R	L	1919-05-11	Stevensville,VA	MLB	1940-1946	1940-1946
player	born	died	age	pos	ht	wt	ba	th	born	place	hilvl	mlb years	stat years	draft info
Mickey Vernon	1918-04-22	2008-09-24	90.155	1B	6-2	180	L	L	1918-04-22	Marcus Hook,PA	MLB	1939-1960	1939-1960	1937- UDFA -WS1
Floyd Weaver	1941-05-12	2008-11-17	67.189	P	6-4	195	R	R	1941-05-12	Ben Franklin,TX	MLB	1962-1971	1962-1971	1961- UDFA -CLE
Lee Wheat	1929-09-15	2008-07-29	78.318	P	6-4	200	R	R	1929-09-15	Edwardsville,IL	MLB	1954-1955	1954-1955
Nick Willhite	1941-01-27	2008-12-14	67.322	P	6-2	195	L	L	1941-01-27	Tulsa,OK	MLB	1963-1967	1963-1967	1959- UDFA -LAN
Darrin Winston	1966-07-06	2008-08-15	42.040	P	6-0	195	R	L	1966-07-06	Passaic,NJ	MLB	1997-1998	1986-2002	1988- 18- 466-MON
Ogden Wise	1925-11-18	2008-02-25	82.099	P	6-2	170	B	R	1925-11-18	Springfield,IL	MLB	1944-1944	1944-1944
Floyd Wooldridge	1928-08-25	2008-05-14	79.263	P	6-1	185	R	R	1928-08-25	Jerico Springs,MO	MLB	1955-1955	1955-1955
Sal Yvars	1924-02-20	2008-12-10	84.294	C	5-10	187	R	R	1924-02-20	New York,NY	MLB	1947-1954	1947-1954
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